How AI uses document verification to keep people safe

It's a moment most people have experienced. Their required to show their ID for something and then wait as the person studies both their face and the photo on the driver's license, passport, or other document, making sure the person is not an impersonator trying to pull a fast one. These days, artificial intelligence is playing a role similar to that security person, with software that allows validation of IDs remotely through digital document verification. This method allows doing business through a smartphone, and someone on the other end can make sure the person is who they say they are and that a thief hasn't stolen the identity. And that's especially important at a time when identity theft has been on the rise, says Stephen Hyduchak, CEO of Aver (www.goaver.com),